Rub vs. Grinding: What's the Difference?

To apply pressure and friction to (a surface).

To reduce to small bits or crush to a fine powder

To clean, polish, or manipulate by the application of pressure and friction.

To shape, sharpen, or refine with friction

To apply to a surface firmly and with friction

To rub (two surfaces) together harshly; gnash

To move (an object or objects) firmly along a surface, especially repeatedly

To bear down on harshly; crush

To cause to become worn, chafed, or irritated.

To oppress or weaken gradually or persistently

To remove, erase, or expunge

To operate by turning a crank

To exert pressure or friction on something.

To instill or teach by persistent repetition

To wear or chafe with friction

To perform the operation of grinding something.

To cause irritation or annoyance.

To become crushed, pulverized, or powdered by friction

To move along in contact with a surface; graze or scrape.

To move with noisy friction; grate

To be transferred or removed by contact or proximity

Past tense and past participle grind·ed(grīndĭd) To ride a skateboard, a snowboard, or skis over a grind rail or narrow surface, often with the board or skis at right angles to the direction of movement.

The act of rubbing.

(Informal) To devote oneself to study or work

The application of friction and pressure

Past tense and past participle grind·ed(grīndĭd) Slang To rotate the pelvis erotically, as while dancing or performing a striptease.

A liniment or balm.

The act of grinding.

A seasoning made of ground spices and herbs, applied to the surface of meat, fish, or vegetables before cooking.

A crunching or grinding noise.

An unevenness on a surface.

A specific grade or degree of pulverization, as of coffee beans

An act or remark that annoys or hurts another.

Bits of ground coffee; grounds.

A difficulty or obstacle

(Informal) A laborious task, routine, or study

An act of rubbing.

(Informal) A student who works or studies excessively.

A difficulty or problem.

(Slang) An erotic rotation of the pelvis.

(archaic) A quip or sarcastic remark.

Present participle of grind

In the game of crown green bowls, any obstacle by which a bowl is diverted from its normal course.

The action of grinding together or crushing into small particles.

Any substance designed to be applied by rubbing.

(dance) A form of dance in which two people rub their bodies together.

A mixture of spices applied to meat before it is barbecued.

Repeatedly performing the same quest or similar in-game activity in order to amass points or wealth.

A loan.

Of or pertaining to the act or sound of grinding.

(transitive) To move (one object) while maintaining contact with another object over some area, with pressure and friction.

Relentlessly taxing; burdensome; exacting to the point of exhaustion.

(transitive) To rub something against (a second thing).

(obsolete) Crushing; oppressive; overwhelming.

(intransitive) To be rubbed against something.

From Grind.

(transitive) To spread a substance thinly over; to smear.

Matter resulting from the process of grinding;

(dated) To move or pass with difficulty.

A harsh and strident sound (as of the grinding of gears)

To scour; to burnish; to polish; to brighten; to cleanse; often with up or over.

The wearing down of rock particles by friction due to water or wind or ice

To hinder; to cross; to thwart.

To touch the jack with the bowl.

To subject (a body) to the action of something moving over its surface with pressure and friction, especially to the action of something moving back and forth; as, to rub the flesh with the hand; to rub wood with sandpaper.

To move over the surface of (a body) with pressure and friction; to graze; to chafe; as, the boat rubs the ground.

To cause (a body) to move with pressure and friction along a surface; as, to rub the hand over the body.

To spread a substance thinly over; to smear.

To scour; to burnish; to polish; to brighten; to cleanse; - often with up or over; as, to rub up silver.

To hinder; to cross; to thwart.

To move along the surface of a body with pressure; to grate; as, a wheel rubs against the gatepost.

To fret; to chafe; as, to rub upon a sore.

To move or pass with difficulty; as, to rub through woods, as huntsmen; to rub through the world.

The act of rubbing; friction.

That which rubs; that which tends to hinder or obstruct motion or progress; hindrance; obstruction, an impediment; especially, a difficulty or obstruction hard to overcome; a pinch.

Inequality of surface, as of the ground in the game of bowls; unevenness.

Something grating to the feelings; sarcasm; joke; as, a hard rub.

Imperfection; failing; fault.

A chance.

A stone, commonly flat, used to sharpen cutting tools; a whetstone; - called also rubstone.

An unforeseen obstacle

The act of rubbing or wiping;

Move over something with pressure;

Cause friction;

Scrape or rub as if to relieve itching;